Lugo (province)

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Lugo province
Lugo province
Coat of arms of the Provice of Lugo
Coat of arms of the Provice of Lugo

Lugo is a province of northwestern Spain, in the northeastern part of the autonomous community of Galicia. It is bordered by the provinces of Asturias, León, Ourense, Pontevedra, and A Coruña, and by the Cantabrian Sea ( Bay of Biscay ) .

Lugo Province
District population
City of Lugo 26,959
Chantada 15,003
Fonsagrada 17,302
City of Mondoñedo 10,590
Monforte 12,912
Panton 12,988
Villalba 13,572
Vivero 12,843
Towns, Vilages and Hamlets 343,217
All the Province (Total): 465,386
(Encyclopædia Britannica, 1911) [1]
Lugo Province
Municipality population (2002)
Lugo 89,509
Monforte de Lemos 19,817
Sarria 13,053
Vilalba 15,520
Viveiro 15,444
All the Province (Total): 361,782

The population is 361,782 (2002), of whom a quarter live in the capital, Lugo. History: Ancient Celtic settlement in honour of god Lugh (see Lyon) later Latinised (Lucus Augusti) and turned into one of the three main important Galician-Roman centres alongside Braccara Augusta and Asturica Augusta (modern Braga and Astorga respectively) See also List of municipalities in Lugo.

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Municipalities in Lugo
Abadín · Alfoz · Antas de Ulla · Baleira · Baralla · Barreiros · Becerreá · Begonte · Bóveda · Burela · Carballedo · Castro de Rei · Castroverde · Cervantes · Cervo · Chantada · O Corgo · Cospeito · Folgoso do Courel · A Fonsagrada · Foz · Friol · Guitiriz · Guntín · O Incio · Láncara · Lourenzá · Lugo · Meira · Mondoñedo · Monforte de Lemos · Monterroso · Muras · Navia de Suarna · Negueira de Muñiz · As Nogais · Ourol · Outeiro de Rei · Palas de Rei · Pantón · Paradela · O Páramo · A Pastoriza · Pedrafita do Cebreiro · A Pobra do Brollón · Pol · A Pontenova · Portomarín · Quiroga · Rábade · Ribadeo · Ribas de Sil · Ribeira de Piquín · Riotorto · Samos · Sarria · O Saviñao · Sober · Taboada · Trabada · Triacastela · O Valadouro · O Vicedo · Vilalba · Viveiro · Xermade · Xove Flag of Galicia

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Coordinates: 43°00′N, 7°30′W

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